How to Use go gold in a Sentence

go gold

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  • The star went gold in her 2002 bid for the title, her second consecutive Grand Slam that year.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Interscope signed Primus just as widespread hunger for weird, adrenalized, and mutable music kicked into high gear, and Sailing went gold.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The single stayed on the Hot 100 for over a year, and the album went gold, earning earned him a Grammy nomination for male pop vocal performance.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Seven of their LPs, including two hits compilations, are platinum or multiplatinum, with four others going gold.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • George Duke had been a sideman for Frank Zappa and Cannonball Adderley before launching a successful solo career, and his 1977 album Reach For It had recently gone gold.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026

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